Revolutionary War Colonel Sidney Berry's connection with Lansingburgh seems to have been a brief one, perhaps only lasting roughly between 1784 and 1787.In 1789 he would become the first Supervisor of the Town of Northumberland in Saratoga County and in 1791 the first Surrogate of that county. Col. Sidney Berry is buried in the Thompson Cemetery in that town, located along the Hudson River.
A poll opened for choosing the annual officers the 6th day of January 1784 at 1 o’clock in the afternoonClerk Christopher TillmanCommittee Levinus LansingFlores BanckerJohn Van RensselaerRobert ThomsonRandall RicePath Master Zacharias GarnryckFence Viewers Henry Van ArnumBarnet StilwillCornelius LansingVotes Nanning N [?]James [Boyer?]Robert Thompson The poll closed at 6 o’clockRandell Rice in the evening the sameChristopher Tillman dayChristopher Tillman ClerkNanning V [Fisher?] Esquire moveth to this committee to have a public pound to put damage [Fathen?] creatures inWhereas it was omitted to elect the annual officers on the usual day, it was advertised to have a meeting on the 7th February to make choice of the said officers, whereupon the votes were [taken?] and the following person were electedChristopher Tillman Town ClerkAbraham Jacob LansingSidney BerryAlbert Pawling CommitteeJohn Van RensselaerHorace SeymourOn the same day of the election for the annual officers the people voted by ballot for each persons as they wished to have in the [commission?] of the peace and the votes were as followethChristopher Tillman had 33 votesAlbert Pawling had 29 votesJeronemus Hoogland had 16 votesThe poll closed 5 o’clock P MChristopher Tillman ClerkLansingbourgh 9th April 1785The Committee MetAbraham Jacob LansingJohn Van Rensselaer PresentHorace SeymourAbraham Jacob Lansing in the chair, who moveth to the board to have a new election for two members in the room of Sidney Berry & Albert Pawling, who were elected and are not qualified to take a seat by reason of not being Freeholders in Lansingbourgh.The members present and the clerk do promise and agree that they will serve the ensuing year without any payResolved that the clerk shall advertisement to have an election for two new members in the room of [Colonels?] Sidney Berry and Albert Pawling to be on Monday the 18th instant April at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.By orderChristopher Tillman ClerkAgreeable to resolve it hath been advertised and the poll opened and the following persons were elected – vizAbraham TenEyckSamuel CogswellAgreeable to public notice the Freeholders and inhabitants of the Town of Lansingbourgh on Tuesday the 17th of January 1787 and chose the following officers vizAaron Lane Town ClerkAbraham J LansingCol. John Van RensselaerCapt. Jeronemus Hoogland CommitteeElijah JaneAaron WardJohn Stillwell No 1James Boggs No 2Enos [Westover?] 3 Fire men or directorsLathrop Allen 4Jonathan Sever 5Sidney Berry Chimney PeepersChristopher Tillman or ExaminersA Note of the Town was taken and passed unanimously that the committee should provide a sufficient number of ladders and firehooks, to be deposited in the most suitable place that the committee may think proper, for the use of the Inhabitants and to be under the immediate direction of the firemen for the time being Which ladders and hooks are to be used in care of fire onlyThe payment of them to be defrayed by a Tax of the Town according to property, which is to be laid by the Committee and collected according to their directions.